Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...

(May 5, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an

Italian-American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, w ...

film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Capra directed a total of 36 feature-length films (34 of which are known to survive) and 16 documentary films during his lifetime. His movies ''

It's a Wonderful Life ''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas by medium#Films, Christmas Fantasy film, fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet ''The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern se ...

'', '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', and ''

It Happened One Night ''It Happened One Night'' is a 1934 pre-Code American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite (Claudette Colbert) tries ...

'' are often cited among the

greatest films ever made This is a list of films considered the best in national and international surveys of critics and the public. Some surveys focus on all films, while others focus on a particular genre or country. Voting systems differ, and some surveys suffe ...

."AFI's 100 Greatest American Films of All Time" - 20.It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 26.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 46.It Happened One Night (1934)".
American Film Institute. Retrieved January 24, 2020 The following are the films directed by Frank Capra, along with a listing of his awards.

Filmography

Films

Propaganda

Films directed by Capra nominated for Academy Awards

Awards and nominations

;American Film Institute * Life Achievement Award (1982) ;Directors Guild of America * Best Director Nomination for ''

A Hole in the Head ''A Hole in the Head'' (1959) is a DeLuxe Color comedy film, shown in CinemaScope, directed by Frank Capra, featuring Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Dub Taylor, Ruby Dandridge, ...

'' (1959) * Life Achievement Award (1959) * Best Director Nomination for ''

Pocketful of Miracles ''Pocketful of Miracles'' is a 1961 American comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, produced and directed by Frank Capra, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend was based on Robert Riskin's screenplay for ...

'' (1961) ;Golden Globe Award *

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Award for ''

'' (1946) ;Venice Film Festival * Mussolini Cups for best foreign film Nomination for ''

'' (1934) * Mussolini Cups for best foreign film Nomination for ''

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' is a 1936 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role. Based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland, which ...

'' (1936) *

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

(1982) ;American Film Institute recognition * AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) ** ''

''...# 20 ** '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington''...# 26 ** ''

''...# 46 * AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers ** ''

''...# 1 ** '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington''...# 5 ** ''

Meet John Doe ''Meet John Doe'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by ...

''...# 49 ** ''

''...# 83 * AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs ** ''

''...# 8 ** '' Arsenic and Old Lace''...# 30 ** ''

''...# 70 * AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions ** ''

''...# 8 ** ''

''...# 38 * AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains ** 50 greatest movie heroes ** ''

''... George Bailey ...# 9 ** '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington''...Jefferson Smith ...# 11 ** 50 greatest movie villains ** ''

''... Mister Potter ...# 6 * AFI's 10 Top 10 ** Fantasy *** ''

''...# 3 ** Romantic Comedies *** ''

''...# 3 ;United States National Film Registry * ''

The Strong Man ''The Strong Man'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film starring Harry Langdon. Along with ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'', ''The Strong Man'' is Langdon's best known film. Capra would also direct Langdon's next feature, '' Long Pants'' (1927), which ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Power of the Press ''The Power of the Press'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as an aspiring newspaper reporter and Jobyna Ralston as a young woman suspected of murder. In 2005, the film was select ...

'' (1928) * ''

'' (1934) * ''

Lost Horizon ''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called ''Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamaser ...

'' (1937) * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) * ''

Why We Fight ''Why We Fight'' is a series of seven propaganda films produced by the US Department of War from 1942 to 1945, during World War II. It was originally written for American soldiers to help them understand why the United States was involved in th ...

'' Series of seven films (1942) * ''

'' (1946)

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